At the interior of the pond, there is a huge statue of Shiva covered with serpents which is a majestic sight. The pond is made out of brick walls and inside is green muddy water. I walked around the temple and found a huge pond right in the middle of the temple. There was a huge sculpture of Nandi made of brass just inside the temple. Here, the temple is crowded with animals like monkeys, goats, sheep, birds and hen. I was to meet Bhole Nath (Another name for Shiva) again, this time in Kathmandu, Nepal at the Pashupatinath Temple. All intoxicated by the beauty of Shiva and his abode. Even the poor, the sick, the weak and the handicapped had arrived to make this pilgrimage. People from all walks of life could be seen here. We reached there by helicopter which took us in between the valley to the temple. The air is chilled, crisp and the oxygen levels are a bit low. Kedarnath is a sight to behold with the Sumeru mountains on one side. Many devotees have started praying to it. The Bheem Shila has now become the symbol of divine intervention. I was happy that I finally found the great Bheem Shila, the rock that fell from the mountains in front of the temple and saved it from devastation when floods came to the region and destroyed everything in sight. I ventured around the temple, the whole place is full of rocks and boulders with snow peaked mountains all around. The Ganges flow through the mountain passes as the glaciers melt as if Ganga was coming down the heavens through the jata of Shiva, the great cedar he is called. It is fascinating to see his splendour in the temples of Yamunotri. I enjoyed talking to the aghoris and the naga babas who surround his temple. I passed the statue of Nandi and whispered a wish in his ear. I met him in Kedarnath as a rock in the middle of the temple. ![]() ![]() On my spiritual journey across India, I have come across Shiva many times.
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